>>National Weather Service Confirms EF-1 Tornado near Kenyon
(Chanhassen, MN) — The National Weather Service confirms a tornado touchdown between Kenyon and Faribault in southern Minnesota on Monday night. Officials say the tornado has a preliminary damage rating of at least EF-1. That indicates a moderate tornado with wind speeds ranging from 86 to 110 miles per hour. Crews are still assessing the damage in the Rice County area.
>>Republican Keri Heintzeman Wins Special Election For Minnesota Senate Seat
(Undated) — Republican Keri Heintzeman is the new Minnesota state senator in the 6th District. She won yesterday’s special election to fill the vacant seat that former Republican Senator Justin Eichorn held. He resigned after he was arrested in an underage prostitution sting. Heintzeman defeated Democrat Denise Slipy by nearly 21 percentage points. District 6 covers parts of Cass, Crow Wing, and Itasca counties.
>>Former Lakeville Senator Little to Run for Congresswoman Angie Craig’s Seat
(Lakeville, MN) — Former D-F-L state Senator Matt Little of Lakeville plans to run for Congress in Minnesota’s 2nd District next year. Congresswoman Angie Craig announced this week that she’s running for the seat of retiring U-S Senator Tina Smith in 2026. Little says in a campaign release that he’s running for “every underdog out there, for every person working their tail off, chasing the American dream.” Little served as mayor of Lakeville for two terms before being elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016.
>>Bill Awarding Congressional Gold Medals To The Miracle On Ice Team Advances
(Washington, DC) — A Minnesota lawmaker is moving closer to awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic team. The bill’s sponsor is Representative Pete Stauber from Duluth. The legislation has successfully passed through the U.S. House and has garnered bipartisan support in the Senate, including from Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith. If approved, the bill would award three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union to win gold during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
>>Shooting in South Minneapolis Leaves 3 Dead, 2 Wounded
(Minneapolis, MN) — Police are investigating a shooting in south Minneapolis late Tuesday night that left three people dead and two injured. Officers responding to shots fired calls found one man on a sidewalk and discovered two men and a woman inside a vehicle, all with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Paramedics treated all five, but the man on the sidewalk and a man and woman from the car died at the scene. The other two victims were taken to H-C-M-C for treatment. Investigators say preliminary information indicates it was a targeted or gang-related shooting.
>>FFA Students Commit to Teaching Ag
(Minneapolis, MN) — Over 20 Minnesota FFA students pledged to become ag teachers during the Minnesota FFA Convention on Tuesday. Twenty-two Minnesota FFA members signed with nine universities and technical colleges during a ceremony to demonstrate the students’ intention to join the ranks of teachers who have instructed, coached, and mentored them. One of them is Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA Chapter vice president Emma Salisbury, who says FFA has given her a clear career path.
